Cricket News

After the year he's endured, you would think just getting back in an England Test jersey, let alone taking five wickets, would be something for Jack Leach to toast but, as "his own worst critic", the spinner wants more.

Dan Lawrence says he will endeavour to maximise every England opportunity he gets to crank up the competition within the Test squad.

Ireland suffered a 16-run defeat to Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series as Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a superb run-a-ball 127 on debut for the Asian side in Abu Dhabi.

Somerset's 12-point deduction for preparing a substandard pitch against Essex in the 2019 County Championship decider has been reduced to eight ahead of this season's revamped first-class competition.

Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Rory Burns will return to the England squad for the first two Tests of the four-match series in India, with Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran and Mark Wood rested.

James Anderson will replace the rested Stuart Broad in England's only change for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

England captain Joe Root says India's stunning win in Australia has made his team's four-match series against Virat Kohli's side this winter even more exciting.